Who is building the IT community of Kyrgyzstan: 15 leaders of local communities

Timur Turatali
AI Community of KG is a community of AI engineers in Kyrgyzstan that develops areas such as Data Science, Machine Learning, and artificial intelligence. The community was founded in 2018 and brings together over 2,000 members. The team organizes seminars, lectures, data breakfasts, conferences, and hackathons. Over the course of its work, the community has organized more than 50 meetups and 10 hackathons and data breakfasts.

Roman Akhmetov
Roman Akhmetov is the creator of DevKG, a community of developers in Kyrgyzstan. The project started as a pet project and gradually evolved into a platform that unites IT professionals, publishes job vacancies and events, and develops the local IT environment. DevKG has separate channels for job postings, events, videos, and community communication.

Aliya Chynybaeva
Aliya Chynybaeva leads Women in Tech Kyrgyzstan, the official Kyrgyz chapter of the global organization Women in Tech. The community launched in 2025 in Bishkek. Women in Tech Kyrgyzstan unites women in technology, offering educational programs, mentoring sessions, and networking meetings.

Aiperi Kasymbekova, Aidai Ismailova, Marina Duišenova, and Meirim Asanalieva
Kyrgyz Technowomen was founded in late 2024. Around this initiative, a community of specialists from various industries and age groups has formed. The organization creates opportunities for women and youth in STEM, develops digital skills, and supports entrepreneurship. Over 500 women have already completed the community's educational programs, and more than 300 participants have received international cybersecurity certifications.

Ksenia Tsyganova
Ksenia Tsyganova leads Women Techmakers Bishkek, the Kyrgyz team of Google's international initiative supporting women in STEM. The community has existed since 2019 and brings together professionals and students, organizing educational events, meetups, and workshops, as well as creating opportunities for networking and professional development.

Kalicha Malabekova
Kalicha Malabekova is a co-organizer of the GDG Bishkek team, one of the oldest developer communities in Kyrgyzstan, founded in 2014. The community unites developers, IT managers, HR specialists, and students from across the country. The main annual event is the DevFest Bishkek conference, which brings together over 500 participants with local and international speakers. GDG Bishkek also hosts Google I/O Extended, themed meetups, and workshops on Google technologies.

Daniyar and Ainura Amanalieva, Atai Sadybakasov
Founders of ololo, a network of coworking spaces and creative hubs in Kyrgyzstan. ololo unites entrepreneurs, innovators, and representatives of creative industries. The network includes hubs in Bishkek, Osh, and Issyk-Kul, an educational platform ololoPro, and business conferences ololoBUSINESS. Within the community, a startup club also operated, where participants discussed investment and career development with founders and developers.

Aijan Alisherova
Aijan Alisherova is a co-founder of Startup Lab 119 and director of WE FUND, which focuses on developing Kyrgyzstan's startup ecosystem. Startup Lab 119 organizes conferences, hackathons, founder and investor meetings, and educational programs. In 2026, the team organized AI Dev Con—a three-day conference and a 48-hour hackathon in Bishkek—as well as Founders Friday, a series of open meetings with startup founders.

Azis Abakirov
Azis Abakirov is the director of the High Technologies Park of the Kyrgyz Republic. The Park unites technology companies and specialists, provides residents with preferential tax conditions and institutional support for business development and scaling. The Park also develops Kyrgyzstan's IT ecosystem through educational programs, startup support, and international cooperation.

Salima Aitmambetova
Founder of UX Community, a community for product and UX/UI designers in Kyrgyzstan. She launched the community in March 2024 to unite designers and create more opportunities for professional development and knowledge sharing. UX Community organizes design meetups, panel discussions, design hackathons, workshops, and other events.